I saw this S-10 pick up yesterday in Detroit.

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Newer tires though

 

Saw this when I went to canton OH for the Pro Football HOF induction ceremony - rust belt baby!

 

Lesson learned from all this - if your car is going to be rusted to shyt its better to have a full frame

 

I saw this gem yesterday:

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Man, I just wonder what the floor pans look like on that truck.

Gene

 

Those of us on the West Coast really don't see these issues. I am originally from New York and remember it well. Out here in Oregon unless the car is from a coast town or from the Seattle area we really don't see rust issues. We don't use salt on out roads and we also don't have the humidity some of you get. Years ago I was wrenching at a Sears Auto center and we had a 73 Cutlass come in for a brake job. It was from the rust belt somewhere. Did a full brake job and the brakes faded badly on it. We brought it back in and measured the rotors and drums again and all in specs. We had rebuilt the calipers and wheel cylinders and all new hardware, shoes and pads and still bad brake fade. Turns out the rotors had rusted inside the vents of the rotors so bad that the rotors were squishing when applying the brakes. Replaced the rotors and whala problem solved. None of us had seen rotors rust from the inside out.

Live and learn.

 

That's what old stop signs are for!

 

Guys and gals, I hate to tell you, but current cars and trucks ( mainly GM, as much as I hate to admit) have severe rust issues with underside components. I see a whole lot of trucks with the brake lines and backing plates corroded so bad they need to be replaced. I'm talking 5-6 years old. GM even has a "brake line kit" that is to be used to replace faulty lines. Sad, it is; very sad.

 

You have to look at rust in a different perspective, it is a natural phenomema, like leaves falling from a tree! The iron is just going back to its original place on earth, Oh wow man!

 

I found this van for sale!

Anyone interested?

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are those gas straps hanging down!!!

 

Odd thing is that the silly extensions in between the q panel and the light are doing fine, and they're the ones usually gone.

 

It is odd how different parts deteriorate at different rates around the country. For some reason those plastic panels hold up well in MI.

 

Do I win a prize for posting the rustiest car? Its even an Oldsmobile too

 

Damn. . . .

One of the rustiest cars I've seen was a '64 442.

 

It's a rusty car all right, but it still runs and moves, rusty but trusty .

 

Good thread! Yeah, the salt they use on the roads in the north must eat through metal unless it's washed off every day. It's a shame what it does to cars and trucks.

 

I saw this toyota at the post office yesterday

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Interesting Rusty Oldsmobile

 

Another Windstar; there are not many of these left around here

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I’ve had to drive my pristine 07 Grand Marquis for the first time this winter, It has never seen salty roads until this year. It’s the beginning of the end. I don’t have a dedicated winter beater this year.

 

Rust is still a problem in TX believe it or not and worse if you park it near the coast too long...yikes... You could look through the top of the back trunk window area and see all the way through the car ! and there were lizard eggs in the carburetor

 

Here is an Oldsmobile that I see driving around the town I work in on a regular basis. I don't understand the entire thing being full of old newspapers though?

 

That is a Hoarder-Mobile!

 

Because there's no room for them in the house?

Hate to think what it's doing for his gas mileage.

 

That would be a great NEW thread. I've seen one at the service station while one of my cars was being serviced. There was enough room for the driver to sit -- barely. Every other cubic inch of space in the cabin was occupied by junk, mostly trash, packed so tight it never moved. The mechanic told me of another Hoarder-Mobile where the owned complained his defroster didn't work. The mechanic had to point out that it was because the dash vents were blocked .....

 

why are they fixing that rusty POS? wow
to end up with a fixed-rusty... POS.

 

I have worked on many like this, one that stands out. she had a short for the gear shifter light and I had our service wrighter ask her to empty the car out, so I could pull the concel out talk about a flip out she was so mad that she had to remove the stuff she put it all in boxes and when I was done put all of it back in. Now this was funny as it all wouldn't go back how it was. I got a bad comment card over the ordeal.

 

Another good one would be the dirtiest of vehicles thread

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Wish I had a pic but there was a 71 Cutlass S we picked up a few years back that got traded off and it had a solid layer of rat turds in the floor and entire interior a few inches deep.

 

This is referred to as a winter beater!

 

I saw this truck when picking up a pizza last night. I do believe that this is the rustiest vehicle I have ever seen still being driven

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My Grand Marquis made it through this brutal winter pretty well. If I don't get my winter beater running for next year I'll spray the prone rust areas with a mixture of linseed oil and Marvels Mystery oil this fall.

 

I think Rocketguy has the solid lead here.

 

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don't you guys have yearly road worthy inspections??????? in many parts of Oz you need a inspection each year........

 

Some states do & some don't.

Here in Indiana, we used to until the mid 1980's then they quit doing it. Not sure why. (Although I think there are a couple of counties up by Chicago that still require emissions testing)

 

It had something to do with corruption and no integrity in the system. People were getting their cars inspected, then thought they were perfect still, then something failed, people died, and they blamed the inspection for "certifying it good." No inspection puts the onus back on the owner.

I hate vehicle inspections. Keep your unwashed hands off my cars.

 

Michigan does not care if you have a Ford or a Chevie

 

I don't dare disturb the rust on my 93 Buick , it would fall apart for sure